Board of Adjustments

Rome-Floyd Board of Adjustments Minutes Location: City Hall Commission Chambers Date: Thursday, May 16, 2024 Time: 2:30 PM PLEASE REFER TO THE VIDEO RECORDING FOR FULL DETAIL OF THE MEETING CALL TO ORDER Meeting convened: 2:31 p.m. led by Chair Clonts. Determination of Quorum (4 of 7 needed) P – Present MEMBER Notes STAFF Z – Zoom P Cameron Abney Vice Chair P Frank Beacham - City Attorney P Frank Brown P Chris Jackson – County Attorney P David Clonts Chair A Bruce Ivey – County Manager A Johnathan Harris P Meredith Ulmer – Asst City Manager P Jarrod Johnson P James Martin – Building Official P Wendy Lignell P Brice Wood – Director - Planning Department P Michelle Kite – Planning Technician P Julia Harris – HPC/Associate Planner Public (from sign-in sheet): Melissa Maxwell, Vincent Maxwell, Bill Gilliland, Andrew Roberts Welcome and Introduction of Visitors Clonts welcomed the public to the meeting and requested that all visitors sign in. Approval of Minutes from April 2024 Meeting Abney made a motion to approve the April 2024 minutes, which was seconded by Brown. The motion passed by common consent. Approval/Modification of Agenda There were no modifications to the agenda. The agenda was approved by common consent. ROME/FLOYD ZONING VARIANCE APPLICATIONS: BOA24-05-01, for the property at 200, 202, 204 and 206 Coosa St. (200 Coosa St., 202 Coosa St., 0 Coosa St., and 0 Coosa St. as listed on the Parcel Viewer), Rome, GA 30161 Floyd County Tax Parcels J14E316, J14E315, J14E314 and J14E313, being zoned High Density Tradition Residential (H-T-R), requests to reduce the front setbacks from 20-feet to 10-feet, to reduce the rear setbacks from 20-feet to 10-feet, and to reduce the northern side setback from northern side property line for 200 Coosa Street, being a corner parcel. Director Wood presented the application, staff report, and staff recommendation. Chair Clonts opened the public hearing. Antoine Fregeolle was present to speak in favor of the application and to answer any questions. He brought site plans to review. Abney made a motion to accept the site plans for review, which was seconded by Brown. Discussion included where parking would be and the potential to need an additional variance at a later date in regard to parking. Vincent Maxwell was present to speak in opposition. Concerns included the setbacks requested and where driveways will be located due to current traffic issues. 1 Chair Clonts closed the public hearing and opened the floor for discussion amongst the voting members. Abney made a motion to approve, which was seconded by Lignell. The motion passed 5-0. MEMBER MEMBER MEMBER M - Motion S – Second AB – Abstained M Cameron Abney Y David Clonts Y Jarrod Johnson Y Frank Brown Johnathan Harris S Wendy Lignell BOA24-05-02, for the property at 344 Acorn Rd., Rome, GA 30161, Floyd County Tax Parcel M14305, being zoned Agricultural Residential (A-R), requests to reduce the front setback from 40’ to 31’, to reduce the eastern side setback from 10’ to 4’, and to reduce the rear setback from 25’ to 15’. Director Wood presented the application, staff report, and staff recommendation. Chair Clonts opened the public hearing. Bill Gilliland was present to speak in favor of the application and to answer any questions. They would like to be able to sell the smaller home on the property but are unable to do so until the property has been divided. No one was present to speak in opposition. Chair Clonts closed the public hearing and opened the floor for discussion amongst the voting members. Abney made a motion to approve, which was seconded by Johnson. The motion passed 5-0. MEMBER MEMBER MEMBER M - Motion S – Second AB – Abstained M Cameron Abney Y David Clonts S Jarrod Johnson Y Frank Brown Johnathan Harris Y Wendy Lignell BOA24-05-03, for the property at 400 Manning Lake Rd. (0 Manning Lake Rd. as listed on the Parcel Viewer), Rome, GA 30161, Floyd County Tax Parcel G14Z005, being zoned Agricultural Residential (A-R), requests to create two parcels with zero road frontage. Director Wood presented the application, staff report, and staff recommendation. Chair Clonts opened the public hearing. Andy Roberts was present to speak in favor of the application and to answer any questions. No one was present to speak in opposition. Chair Clonts closed the public hearing and opened the floor for discussion amongst the voting members. Johnson made a motion to approve, which was seconded by Lignell. The motion passed 5-0. MEMBER MEMBER MEMBER M - Motion S – Second AB – Abstained Y Cameron Abney Y David Clonts M Jarrod Johnson Y Frank Brown Johnathan Harris S Wendy Lignell 2 BOA24-05-04, for the property at 100 Clifford St., Rome, GA 30161, Floyd County Tax Parcel J14O268, being zoned High Density Traditional Residential (H-T-R), requests to reduce the front setback from 20’ to 5’ along Clifford Street and from 20-feet to 8- feet on Brown Street. Director Wood presented the application, staff report, and staff recommendation. Chair Clonts opened the public hearing. No one was present to speak in favor of the application. No one was present to speak in opposition. Chair Clonts closed the public hearing and opened the floor for discussion amongst the voting members. Johnson made a motion to approve, which was seconded by Abney. The motion passed 4-1. MEMBER MEMBER MEMBER M - Motion S – Second AB – Abstained S Cameron Abney N David Clonts M Jarrod Johnson Y Frank Brown Johnathan Harris Y Wendy Lignell ADJOURNMENT: Johnson made a motion to adjourn. The meeting was adjourned at 3:14 pm by common consent. STAFF REPORTS: https://www.romega.us/DocumentCenter/View/3200/BOA24-05-01---Coosa-St-City https://www.romega.us/DocumentCenter/View/3201/BOA24-05-02---Acorn-Rd-County https://www.romega.us/DocumentCenter/View/3202/BOA24-05-03---Manning-Lake-Rd-County https://www.romega.us/DocumentCenter/View/3203/BOA24-05-04---Clifford-St-City 3